Impact Investing in global urbanization

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The population of the world’s cities is expected to double by 2050, when urban centers are expected to house, educate, feed and employ 6.5 billion people.

Already some cities are investing billions in new projects and redevelopment to expand access to housing and public parks, social services and transportation lines. Business Insider rounded up a few of them.

Investors are jumping in. Chinese developers are financing the New Cairo Capital project. In May private equity giant KKR invested $31 million in Indian developer Signature Global, which plans to build 7,400 affordable homes around Gurgaon, India.

In Latin America — and globally — women are underrepresented among investors in early-stage tech startups, starving firms of talent, vision and opportunities.
If there really is a diversity dividend impact investing is poised to reap it. The Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association lists 43 women venture capitalists in the region, and a tally shows that nearly a quarter of them are impact investors.
Eliza Erikson, a venture partner at Omidyar Network, manages a portfolio of Latin America education and fintech investments. Kim Machlup is a partner at MOV Investimentos, an impact investor based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Montse Mora manages Spectron, an early-stage social-venture fund in Mexico (she is also the CEO of fintech firm Frogtek). Johanna Posada is a co-founder and managing partner at Elevar Equity, which invests in businesses targeting low-income customers in Latin America and India. Julia Profeta Johansson is a partner at Vox Capital, the early-stage Brazilian impact investor now with a second fund.
Read the source article at ImpactAlpha

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